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Getting Things Done, by David Allen

The Basic Idea: This book will help you gather, evaluate, and make progress on all of your tasks. Don’t rely on your brain to remember everything you have to do. Instead, write it all down in a calendar and series of lists (projects, next actions, waiting for, maybe/someday). Review each task and determine if you should: do it, delegate it, or defer it. When you’re ready to start a new task, use four criteria to decide what to do: context, time available, energy available, priority. Once a week, gather your lists and calendar to review your system, update your lists, and check in with yourself about where you are relative to your workload and schedule.

Ideal if you:

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